School of Welsh

Scholarships & Bursaries

Cardiff University Scholarships

Cardiff University has special scholarships for students applying to study BA Single Honours Welsh or BA Joint Honours in Welsh and one of the following subjects: Archaeology, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Sociology, Philosophy, Music and Education. Most of the scholarships are worth £3,000.

In order to obtain a scholarship you need to:

achieve grades AAA at A-level (or equivalent)

satisfy all aspects of your offer

accept the offer of a place at Cardiff on a firm basis by 31 July 2014.

School of Welsh 'Creative Minds' Scholarship

The School of Welsh is offering 5 undergraduate scholarships worth £3,000 each to students who wish to study Welsh at Cardiff in 2015.

The School of Welsh Creative Minds Scholarships requires applicants to answer the following questions:

Why do you want to study Welsh at Cardiff?

What makes you special?

Why should the School of Welsh, Cardiff University accept you?

The application may be sent to us in any form - the creativity of the application will be considered. Here are some ideas with regards to presnting your application:
video, podcast, poster, song, PowerPoint, essay, poem...anything!
Be as creative as possible!

Cardiff University Bursaries

Cardiff University Bursaries are available to full-time undergraduate students from lower income households who will be beginning their undergraduate studies in September. The Bursaries are worth between £300 and £1,000 per year. For futher details please visit the Cardiff University Bursaries & Scholarships Website.

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Scholarships

The new Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol is offering 150 new scholarship schemes for undergraduates studying through the medium of Welsh. These scholarships are worth £3000 over 3 years and are available to Welsh medium students embarking on their University courses in 2013.

Two of these scholarships have been allocated for students wishing to study Welsh (single honours) here at Cardiff in 2013. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of excellence in an examination paper set by the School of Welsh. The examination paper set for these scholarships is the same as the one set for the School of Welsh scholarships (please see above).